SparkFun Inventor's Kit

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SparkFun Inventor's Kit

Description:Replacement: KIT-09951. The new version of the SIK now includes a flex sensor, a softpot, and a newer better trimpot. This page is for reference only.

The SparkFun Inventor’s Kit for Arduino (formally ‘Arduino Inventor’s Kit’) is a box of goodies to get the very beginner (and future inventors!) started with programmable electronics. It includes all the bits you need to build 12 basic circuits, no soldering required! On top of that, we’ve joined forces with Oomlout to offer a small booklet to get you started. The SIK comes with everything pictured and a 36 page color printed ‘starter’ guide. The guide will take a complete novice and get them:

Blinking LEDs

Controlling a toy motor

Controlling a servo

Making (bad) music

Responding to buttons

Twisting a volume knob

Detecting ambient light

Reading temperature

Controlling big devices

Mixing LED colors

We believe these to be the building blocks of any electronics project. Once these concepts are mastered, very impressive projects are possible using simple recombinations.

Note: This kit does not include a base plate. We’re pretty excited about how it’s all coming together, but there are still some problems. We’re working on getting a plastic plate to hold the Arduino next to the bread board. It’s shown in the documentation, and it’s coming! But we did not want to hold up this kit any longer.

Note: This product is a collaboration with Oomlout. A portion of each sales goes back to them for product support and continued development.

Customer Comments

This kit is awesome! Comes with everything you need to start learning the basics with Arduino. You get so much for so little. Also, I would recommend getting KIT-09285 along with this. It just adds more possibilities. Thanks SparkFun!

Although the kit is a great starting point I was let down by the quality of the jumper wires. When trying to push the wires into the bread board I would bend more than I would get in. If they included the tray that holds the Arduino and bread board (as indicated in the manual) I would have overlooked the wires.

I just bought the kit and I love it! Are you going to ship out the base plate when you receive them in (for those who have previously purchased the kit), or will there be a way to purchase it seperately?

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